Freddie and the Dreamers were an English band who had a number of hit records between May 1963 and November 1965. Their stage act was enlivened by the comic antics of the 5-foot-3-inch-tall (1.60m) Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying…

Suzi Quatro was hardly the first Tough Girl in rock & roll there were plenty of precursors, from Wanda Jackson and the Shangri-Las to Grace Slick and Janis Joplin but Quatro codified a type of rock & roll woman who didn't exist before she took the stage, one who looked as tough as the guys and wasn't merely a singer but also an instrumentalist, the leader of the band who made the noise right along with the rest of the group. With her trademark leather jumpsuit and big bass guitar (which seemed even bigger given her diminutive stature of just five feet), Quatro created a new and potent image for women in rock, one that spoke of both strength and sexiness, and she became a major international star in the '70s, though it would take a while before she was as readily recognized in the United States as in the United Kingdom.

The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four-piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", issued in 1964. Subsequent singles released that year and the next made no impression…

Relaxation albums are designed to help the listener relax through listening to the gentle music. It shares the basic structure and sound of many contemporary instrumental records. The difference is the intent and marketing – while other contemporary instrumental albums may help the listener relax, relaxation albums are specifically designed to do so. Ambient music evolved from the experimental electronic music of '70s synth-based artists like Brian Eno and Kraftwerk, and the trance-like techno dance music of the '80s. Ambient is a spacious, electronic music that is concerned with sonic texture, not songwriting or composing.

Alabama is an American country band formed in 1969 with the original name Young Country. As Alabama they enjoyed considerable success in the 1980s with a string of platinum albums and many hit singles.

EMI's massive ALTERNATIVE: 120 ORIGINAL HITS collects (takea guess) 120 alternative/modern rock culled from its huge roster of players and recordings. A relatively eclectic affair, the album boasts cuts from huge acts like Coldplay, KT Tunstall, and Gomez, as well as up and coming superstars such as Bat for Lashes and Magic Numbers.

Sally Carr's group, with million sellers like 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep', 'Tweedle Dee, Tweddle Dum', 'Soley Soley' and 'Sacramento'. The voice of Sally had that 'something' you cannot forget after all these years. Still when I hear those hits I feel the rhythm and the energy that made them so popular in the early 70's. Hear them again in a nice 'best of' CD.